Niles v. Parsons

HALE, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant for damages on account of the alleged breach of a verbal contract of employment. The case was tried before a jury. Upon the conclusion of the evidence the court submitted four special issues to the jury. The first three issues related to the alleged breach of the contract and the fourth issue was as follows : “What amount of money, if paid now, do you find from a preponderance of the evidence will compensate plaintiff for the breach of contract, if any, by defendant?” The jury answered the first three issues favorable to the contentions of ap-pellee and…